birlo
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See also: birló
Galician[edit]
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Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps ultimately from Old French bille (“stick”), either from Proto-Celtic *belyom (“tree”) or from Germanic.[1] Compare Portuguese bilro.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
birlo m (plural birlos)
- (in the plural, sports) bowling
- Synonyms: bolos, xogo dos bolos
- (sports) tipcat
- (bowling) pin
- (bobbin lace) bobbin
References[edit]
- “birlo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “birlo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “birlo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “birlo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
birlo